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Boston Calling: The Second Amendment

The Second Amendment

02/12/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Boston Calling, The Second Amendment

The US has the highest firearm ownership rate in the world. By far.

"Every time you hear a piano note, that's another mass shooting." A new way to hear the stark numbers on gun violence. 

Also: Adam Lankford, a criminology professor, turns to data to explain why the US has more mass shootings than any other country; Susan Cruz, a Salvadoran-American, remembers holding a gun at the age of six; two sisters with different opinions on guns go to a shooting range; we learn about the origins of the Second Amendment; plus we hear from faith leaders all over the US. 

(Image: Visitors view gun displays at a National Rifle Association outdoor sports trade show on February 10, 2017 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Credit: Dominick Reuter/Getty Images)

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